What are the responsibilities and job description for the Visiting Assistant Professor of History position at St. Olaf?
Job Description
The Department of History at St. Olaf College invites applications for a part-time (.83 FTE), one-year position in the history of the Middle East or Latin America at the level of Visiting Assistant Professor, to begin August 2025.
Candidates with comparative approaches to indigenous history, race and ethnicity, empire, postcolonialism, and environmental topics are especially encouraged to apply. The successful applicant will teach five undergraduate courses. Teaching responsibility includes introductory surveys and mid-level courses.
Salary : $49,000 - $53,000
Qualifications
Teaching experience is preferred, as is having a Ph.D. in-hand at time of the appointment.
About the Department
For more information about the department, visit wp.stolaf.edu / history.
Diversity
At St. Olaf College, we are committed to equity and inclusion. We strive to be a campus of welcome where students, faculty, and staff thrive by bringing their full humanity-gender identity, sexuality, race, ethnicity, national origin, socioeconomic class, disability, religion, spirituality, and age-to the Hill each day. Our goal is to generate conversations and processes that over time create greater clarity, transparency, trust, cooperation, consensus, respect, and measurable outcomes. Practices that support this goal include listening, cultivating a growth mindset, respecting those with different views, being informed by data, and understanding that the work is ongoing, collaborative, organic, and ever evolving. We encourage applicants to familiarize themselves with our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion webpage to learn more about our commitment and to identify how you might contribute to these efforts.
How to Apply
A complete application includes the following :
References : Provide contact information for three professional references who can speak to your abilities in teaching and scholarship.
Supporting Documents and URLS :
- Cover letter outlining your qualifications and why you are interested in this particular position
- Curriculum vitae
- Teaching Statement and / or sample course outline
Review of applications will begin on March 10, 2025, and will continue until the position is filled. Questions about the position, department, or college may be directed to Dr. Abdulai Iddrisu, Department Chair, at iddrisu@stolaf.edu.
About Us
Who We Are :
Founded in 1874, St. Olaf College is a residential, coeducational liberal arts college with approximately 3,000 students and 800 faculty and staff. The college is located on a picturesque 300-acre campus in Northfield, Minnesota, a vibrant, historic river town of 20,000 located 45 minutes south of culturally rich and diverse Minneapolis and St. Paul.
The college offers an academically rigorous, nationally ranked liberal arts education that fosters the development of the whole person in mind, body, and spirit and emphasizes learning in an inclusive and globally engaged community. We encourage applications from candidates committed to multicultural understanding and the enrichment of our diverse community.
The college offers a comprehensive benefits package, including a 9% retirement match, monthly contributions to a retirement healthcare account, contributions to eligible employees' health savings accounts, a significant tuition discount (up to an 80% reduction) at ACM and ELCA colleges and universities for employees' children, and generous paid time off. For a full review of the college's benefits, please see the summary of our benefits here : https : / / wp.stolaf.edu / hr / benefits /
To provide a safe and secure educational environment, St. Olaf College verifies the accuracy of all credentials presented by applicants and conducts a criminal background check on every new hire.
A summary of the Flexible Work Policy for staff : https : / / wp.stolaf.edu / hr / flexible-work-policy /
A link to our DEI page : https : / / wp.stolaf.edu / equity-inclusion /
A virtual campus tour : https : / / www.stolaf.edu / multimedia / play / ?p=483
An overview of Northfield : https : / / wp.stolaf.edu / admissions / visit / northfield /
An overview of the Twin Cities : https : / / wp.stolaf.edu / admissions / visit / twincities /
The college strongly recommends that incoming students and new employees complete the primary COVID vaccine series before beginning their studies or work on campus, and that all members of our campus community remain up to date with COVID vaccines, per CDC guidance.
For Staff Application Assistance :
employment@stolaf.edu
507-786-3068
For Faculty Application Assistance :
facultysearch@stolaf.edu
507-786-3356
Nondiscrimination Policy
St. Olaf College does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, creed, national origin, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, religion, disability, marital status, veteran status, or status with regard to public assistance. St. Olaf College prohibits discrimination and harassment based upon these and any other legally protected status in any education program or activity that it operates, including in admissions and employment.
Inquiries about this nondiscrimination policy may be referred to St. Olaf College's Director of Equal Opportunity, the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights or both. St. Olaf's Director of Equal Opportunity (who serves as the College's Title IX, Title VI, and Section 504 Coordinator) is Pamela McDowell, Tomson Hall, mcdowell@stolaf.edu, (507) 786-3465.
Salary : $49,000 - $53,000
